An experimental study of gas-liquid slug flow

Experimental measurements were carried out for upward gas-liquid slug flow in a 50.8 mm diameter pipe. Parallel conductance wires were used to distinguish the Taylor bubbles and liquid slugs and to determine translation velocities and lengths, an electrochemical probe provided the magnitude and direction of the wall shear stress and a radio-frequency local probe was used for the axial and radial distribution of voidage in the liquid slugs. Data are reported over wide range of flow conditions covering slug flow and into the churn flow pattern. Comparison with the Fernandes model predictions are presented. Numerical simulation of slug flow provided information on the structure of flow in a liquid slug and, in particular, on the process of mixing behind a Taylor bubble.List of symbols D pipe diameter - f Taylor bubble frequency - F _Gi (x) gas existence function for i-th liquid slug - g gravitational acceleration - l _A distance for the wall shear stress reversal in a liquid slug - l _B distance for the wall shear stress reversal in a Taylor bubble region - l _LS length of a liquid slug - l _TB length of a Taylor bubble - n number of samples in an ensemble - u axial velocity - U _M superficial mixture velocity (U _SG + U_SL) - U _N translation velocity of the leading Taylor bubble - U _NLS average translation velocity of liquid slugs - U _NTB average translation velocity of Taylor bubbles - U _OT overtaking velocity of the trailing Taylor bubble - U _SG superficial gas velocity - U _SL superficial liquid velocity - v radial velocity - w (y) velocity profile at the inlet to a liquid slug - x axial coordinate - y radial coordinate - void fraction - _LS void fraction in a liquid slug - =l _TB /(l_TB + l_LS) - density - surface tension - shear stress - saturation ratio, = _w / g h - ensemble average     

The rheology of polymeric liquid crystals

The molecular theory of Doi has been used as a framework to characterize the rheological behavior of polymeric liquid crystals at the low deformation rates for which it was derived, and an appropriate extension for high deformation rates is presented. The essential physics behind the Doi formulation has, however, been retained in its entirety. The resulting four-parameter equation enables prediction of the shearing behavior at low and high deformation rates, of the stress in extensional flows, of the isotropic-anisotropic phase transition and of the molecular orientation. Extensional data over nearly three decades of elongation rate (10^–2–10¹) and shearing data over six decades of shear rate (10^–2–10⁴) have been correlated using this analysis. Experimental data are presented for both homogeneous and inhomogeneous shearing stress fields. For the latter, a 20-fold range of capillary tube diameters has been employed and no effects of system geometry or the inhomogeneity of the flow-field are observed. Such an independence of the rheological properties from these effects does not occur for low molecular weight liquid crystals and this is, perhaps, the first time this has been reported for polymeric lyotropic liquid crystals; the physical basis for this major difference is discussed briefly. A Semi-empirical constant in eq. (18), N/m² - c rod concentration, rods/m³ - c ^* critical rod concentration at which the isotropic phase becomes unstable, rods/m³ - C interaction potential in the Doi theory defined in eq. (3) - d rod diameter, m - D semi-empirical constant in eq. (19), s^–1 - D _r lumped rotational diffusivity defined in eq. (4), s^–1 - rotational diffusivity of rods in a concentrated (liquid crystalline) system, s^–1 - D _ro rotational diffusivity of a dilute solution of rods, s^–1 - f distribution function defining rod orientation - F tensorial term in the Doi theory defined in eq. (7) (or eq. (19)), s^–1 - G tensorial term in the Doi theory defined in eq. (8) - K _B Boltzmann constant, 1.38 × 10^–23 J/K-molecule - L rod length, m - S scalar order parameter - S tensor order parameter defined in eq. (5) - t time, s - T absolute temperature, K - u unit vector describing the orientation of an individual rod - rate of change ofu due to macroscopic flow, s^–1 - v fluid velocity vector, m/s - v velocity gradient tensor defined in eq. (9), s^–1 - V mean field (aligning) potential defined in eq. (2) - x coordinate direction, m - Kronecker delta (= 0 if = 1 if = ) - _r ratio of viscosity of suspension to that of the solvent at the same shear stress - _s solvent viscosity, Pa · s - ^* viscosity at the critical concentrationc ^*, Pa · s - v ₁, v₂ numerical factors in eqs. (3) and (4), respectively - deviatoric stress tensor, N/m² - volume fraction of rods - ⁰ constant in eq. (16) - ^* volume fraction of rods at the critical concentrationc ^* - average over the distribution functionf(u, t) (= d ²u f(u, t)) - gradient operator - d ²u integral over the surface of the sphere (|u| = 1)     

A permeameter for unsaturated soil

A permeameter for unsaturated soil was developed by observing the way in which pore water recovers hydrostatic equilibrium. It works like an hour glass that is turned upside-down everytime the state of reference (or hydrostatic equilibrium) is reached. The hydraulic conductivity is deduced from the curves of evolution of pore-water pressure and from the distribution of partial density of water at hydrostatic equilibrium. Roman Letters a is defined by (10), kg m^–3 - A _n coefficients of the analytic solution, kgm^–3 - C ₁, C ₂, C ₃, C ₄ constants and constants of integration - D diffusivity, m² s^-1 - g gravity constant, m s^-2 - g gravity vector field - K hydraulic conductivity defined by (2), m⁵ s^-1 J^-1 - K _w hydraulic conductivity defined by (5), m ^-1 - k permeability - L length of soil sample, m - n integer in (22) - n porosity - p absolute pore water pressure, Pa - p ₀ absolute pore water pressure, Pa - p _a absolute air pressure, Pa - q volume flux or Darcy's velocity, m s^-1 - r exponent defined by (13) - S _w degree of saturation, % - t time variable, sec - u _n , v _n are defined by (22b), (22c) - x(x, y, z) space variable Greek Letters , are defined by (11), (13) - _w dynamic viscosity - water partial density, kg m^–3. It is the ratio of the mass of water to total volume of a representative elementary volume - ₀, _l water partial densities, kgm^–3 - _w density of water, kgm^–3 - _s density of solid particles, kgm^–3 - differences of partial density, kgm^–3 - p differences of water pressure, Pa - pi - , · gradient operator, divergence operator - Laplacian operator - volumetric water content, % - piezometric head, m     

Mathematical model of a single-screw plasticating extruder

A five zone mathematical model of a plasticating extruder is presented. Its application in the design of new and improvement of existing extruders is briefly described. The model is based on theories proposed by Darnell and Mol, Tadmor, Broyer, McKelvey, Klein, Schneider, Fenner, Poon and Jankov. A comparison between experiments and theoretical calculations is included. E energy, W - f melt film thickness, m - f _k friction coefficient - h channel depth, m - l axial screw distance, m - k power-law parameter, °C^–1 - m ₀ power-law parameter, Pa s ⁿ - MI melt index, g/10 min - n power-law parameter - p pressure, Pa - S screw lead, m - t temperature, °C - t _c time, s - T temperature, K - v velocity, m s^–1 - X solid bed width, m - y rectangular coordinate (channel depth direction), m - Z 1/S (turn), m^–1 - shear rate, s^–1 - apparent viscosity, Pa s - feed angle, ° - density, kg m^–3 - shear stress, Pa - a solid - b barrel or bulk - d dissipated - f flight - m melt - s screw - t total - x width channel direction - z length channel direction     

Non-isothermal flow of polymer melts in a curved tube

The results of a numerical study (using finite differences) of heat transfer in polymer melt flow is presented. The rheological behaviour of the melt is described by a temperature-dependent power-law model. The curved tube wall is assumed to be at constant temperature. Convective and viscous dissipation terms are included in the energy equation. Velocity, temperature and viscosity profiles, Nusselt numbers, bulk temperatures, etc. are presented for a variety of flow conditions. Br — Brinkman number - c specific heat, J/kg K - De — Dean number - E dimensionless apparent viscosity, eq. (14d) - G dimensionless shear rate, eq. (19) - k parameter of the power-law model, °C^–1, eq. (7) - mass flow rate, kg/s - m ₀ parameter of the power-law model, Pa · s ⁿ , eq. (7) - n parameter of the power-law model, eq. (7) - Nu 2r _p/ — Nusselt number, eqs. (28,31) - p pressure, Pa - Pe — Péclet number - P —(p/)/r _c — pressure gradient, Pa/m - dissipated energy, W, eq. (29) - total energy, W, eq. (30) - r radial coordinate, m - r _c radius of tube-curvature, m, fig. 1 - r _p radius of tube, m, fig. 1 - r _t variable, m, eq. (6) - R dimensionless radial coordinate, eq. (14a) - R _c dimensionlessr _c, eq. (14a) - R _t dimensionlessr _t, eq. (14a) - t temperature, °C - bulk temperature, °C, eq. (27) - t ₀ inlet temperature of the melt, °C - t _w tube wall temperature, °C - T dimensionless temperature, eq. (14c) - T _w dimensionless tube wall temperature - T dimensionless bulk temperature - u ₁ variable, s^–1, eq. (4) - u ₂ variable, s^–1, eq. (5) - U ₁ dimensionlessu ₁, eq. (18) - U ₂ dimensionlessu ₂, eq. (18) - v velocity in-direction, m/s - average velocity of the melt, m/s - V dimensionlessv, eq. (14b) - dimensionless , eq. (15) - z r _c — centre length of the tube, m - Z dimensionlessz, eq. (14e) - heat transfer coefficient, W/m² K - shear rate, s^–1, eq. (8) - — shear rate, s^–1 - apparent viscosity, Pa · s, eq. (7) - ₀ — apparent viscosity, Pa · s - angular coordinate, rad, fig. 1 - thermal conductivity, W/m K - melt density, kg/m³ - axial coordinate, rad, fig. 1 - rate of strain tensor, s^–1, eq. (8) - (—p) pressure drop, Pa     

Thermal stability of composite superconducting tape under the effect of a two-dimensional dual-phase-lag heat conduction model

Thermal stability of composite superconducting tape subjected to a thermal disturbance is numerically investigated under the effect of a two-dimensional dual-phase-lag heat conduction model. It is found that the dual-phase-lag model predicts a wider stable region as compared to the predictions of the parabolic and the hyperbolic heat conduction models. The effects of different design, geometrical and operating conditions on superconducting tape thermal stability were also studied.a conductor width, (m) - A conductor cross sectional area of, (m²) - As conductor aspect ratio, (a/b) - b conductor thickness, (m) - Bi Biot number - B dimensionless disturbance Intensity - C heat capacity, (J m^–3 K^–1) - D disturbance energy density, (W m^–3) - f volume fraction of the stabilizer in the conductor - g(T) steady capacity of the Ohmic heat source, (W m^–3) - g_max Ohmic heat generation with the whole current in the stabilizer, (W m^–3) - G_max dimensionless maximum Joule heating - h convective heat transfer coefficient, (W m^–2 K^–1) - J current density, (A m^–2) - k thermal conductivity of conductor, (W m^–1 K^–1) - q conduction heat flux vector, (W m^–2) - Q dimensionless Joule heating - R relaxation times ratio (_T/2_q) - t rime, (s) - T temperature, (K) - T_c critical temperature, (K) - T_c1 current sharing temperature, (K) - T_i initial temperature, (K) - T_o ambient temperature, (K) - x, y co-ordinate defined in Fig. 1, (m) - thermal diffusivity (m² s^–1) - dimensionless time - _i dimensionless duration time - dimensionless y-variable - _o superconductor dimensionless thickness - dimensionless temperature - _c1 dimensionless current sharing temperature - 1 dimensionless maximum temperature - dimensionless disturbance energy - numerical tolerance - x width of conductor subjected to heat disturbances, (m) - y thickness of conductor subjected to heat disturbances, (m) - dimensionless x-variable - _o superconductor dimensionless width - stabilizer electrical resistivity, () - _q relaxation time of heat flux, (s) - _T relaxation time of temperature gradient, (s) - i initial - sc current sharing - max maximum - o ambient     

Landslide generated impulse waves.

Landslide generated impulse waves were investigated in a two-dimensional physical laboratory model based on the generalized Froude similarity. Digital particle image velocimetry (PIV) was applied to the landslide impact and wave generation. Areas of interest up to 0.8 m by 0.8 m were investigated. The challenges posed to the measurement system in an extremely unsteady three-phase flow consisting of granular matter, air, and water were considered. The complex flow phenomena in the first stage of impulse wave initiation are: high-speed granular slide impact, slide deformation and penetration into the fluid, flow separation, hydrodynamic impact crater formation, and wave generation. During this first stage the three phases are separated along sharp interfaces changing significantly within time and space. Digital masking techniques are applied to distinguish between phases thereafter allowing phase separated image processing. PIV provided instantaneous velocity vector fields in a large area of interest and gave insight into the kinematics of the wave generation process. Differential estimates such as vorticity, divergence, elongational, and shear strain were extracted from the velocity vector fields. The fundamental assumption of irrotational flow in the Laplace equation was confirmed experimentally for these non-linear waves. Applicability of PIV at large scale as well as to flows with large velocity gradients is highlighted.List of symbols a wave amplitude (L) - c wave celerity (LT^–1) - d_diff diffraction limited minimum particle image diameter (L) - d_e diffracted particle image diameter (L) - d_g granulate grain diameter (L) - d_p seeding particle diameter (L) - d recorded particle image diameter (L) - f focal length (L) - f_# f number (-) - F slide Froude number (-) - g gravitational acceleration (LT^–2) - h still-water depth (L) - H wave height (L) - l_s slide length (L) - L wavelength (L) - M magnification (-) - m_s slide mass (M) - n refractive index (-) - n_por slide porosity (-) - N_iw number of seeding particles in an interrogation window (-) - N_pair number of detected particle image pairs in window (-) - p interrogation window size p×p pixels; 1 pixel=9 m (L) - P probability (-) - P_il probability of in-plane loss of particle (-) - P_ol probability of out-of-plane loss of particle (-) - s slide thickness (L) - S relative slide thickness (-) - t time after impact (T) - T wave period (T) - v velocity (LT^–1) - v_p particle velocity (LT^–1) - v_px streamwise horizontal component of particle velocity (LT^–1) - v_py crosswise horizontal component of particle velocity (LT^–1) - v_pz vertical component of particle velocity (LT^–1) - v_s slide centroid velocity at impact (LT^–1) - V dimensionless slide volume (-) - V_iw interrogation volume (L³) - V_s slide volume (L³) - x streamwise coordinate (L) - x_ip area of view x dimension in image plane (L) - z vertical coordinate (L) - slide impact angle (°) - bed friction angle (°) - y depth of field (L) - t laser pulse separation (T) - x mean particle image x displacement in interrogation window (L) - _x random displacement x error (L) - _v random velocity v error (LT^–1) - _tot total random velocity v error (LT^–1) - _bias velocity v error due to biased correlation analysis (LT^–1) - _optics velocity v error due to optical imaging errors (LT^–1) - _track velocity v error due to particle flow tracking error (LT^–1) - _xx streamwise horizontal elongational strain component (1/T) - _xz shear strain component (1/T) - _zx shear strain component (1/T) - _zz vertical elongational strain component (1/T) - water surface displacement (L) - wavelength (L) - dynamic viscosity (ML^–1T^–1) - density (ML^–3) - _g granulate density (ML^–3) - _p particle density (ML^–3) - _s mean slide density (ML^–3) - _w water density (ML^–3) - granulate internal friction angle (°) - _y vorticity vector component (out-of-plane) (1/T)     

Shear stress and normal stress measurements of aqueous polymer solutions in a cone-and-plate rheogoniometer

Summary The rheological behaviour of aqueous solutions of Separan AP-30 and Polyox WSR-301 in a concentration range of 10–10000 wppm is investigated by means of a cone-and-plate rheogoniometer. The relation between the shear stress and the shear rate is for lower shear rates characterized by a timet ₀, which is concentration dependent. Both polymers show for 4000 s^–1 < < 10000 s^–1 a behaviour similar to that of a Bingham material, characterized by a dynamic viscosity ₀ and an apparent yield stress ₀, which also depend on the concentration. The inertial forces are measured for water and some other Newtonian liquids. An explanation is given why the theoretical model developed for these forces does not match the experimental values; the shape of the liquid surface is shear rate dependent. To obtain the first normal stress difference, we have to correct for these inertial forces, the surface tension and the buoyancy. The normal forces, measured for Separan AP-30, appear to be a linear function of the shear rate for 350 s^–1 < < 3300 s^–1.

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Zusammenfassung Das rheologische Verhalten wäßriger Polymerlösungen von Separan AP-30 und Polyox WSR-301 wird in einem Konzentrationsgebiet von 10–10000 wppm in einem Kegel-Platte-Rheogoniometer untersucht. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Schubspannung und Schergeschwindigkeit wird für niedrige Schergeschwindigkeiten durch eine konzentrationsabhängige Zeitt ₀ gekennzeichnet. Für Schergeschwindigkeiten 4000 s^–1 < < 10000 s^–1 zeigen beide Polymere ein genähert binghamsches Verhalten, gekennzeichnet durch eine dynamische Viskosität ₀ und eine scheinbare Fließgrenze ₀, welche ebenfalls konzentrationsabhängig sind. Die Trägheitskräfte werden für Wasser und einige newtonsche Öle bestimmt. Die Abweichung der experimentellen Ergebnisse vom theoretischen Modell wird durch die Abhängigkeit der Gestalt der Flüssigkeitsoberfläche von der Schergeschwindigkeit erklärt. Um die Werte der ersten Normalspannungsdifferenz zu erhalten, muß man bezüglich der Trägheitskräfte, der Oberflächenspannung und der Auftriebskräfte korrigieren. Die Normalspannungen für Separan AP-30, gemessen für 350 s^–1 < < 3300 s^–1, zeigen eine lineare Abhängigkeit von der Schergeschwindigkeit.

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c concentration (wppm) - g acceleration of gravity (ms^–2) - K force (N) - K _b buoyant force (N) - K _c force, acting on the cone (N) - K ₀ dimensional constant def. by eq. [24] (N) - K _s force, def. by eq. [22] (N) - M dimensional constant def. by eq. [24] (Ns) - P _s pressure def. by eq. [17] (Nm^–2) - P ₀ average pressure in the liquid atr = 0 (Nm^–2) - P _R average pressure in the liquid atr = R (Nm^–2) - r ₁,r ₂ radii of curved liquid surface (m) - R platen radius (m) - R _w radius of wetted platen area (m) - S _x standard deviation ofx - t ₀ characteristic time def. by eq. [1] (s) - T temperature (°C) - V volume of the submerged part of the cone (m³) - v tangential velocity of liquid (ms^–1) - x distance (m) - angle (rad) - ₀ cone angle (rad) - calibration constant (Nm^–3) - shear rate (s^–1) - dynamic viscosity (mPa · s) - ₀ viscosity def. by eq. [1] (mPa · s) - contact angle (rad) - density (kgm^–3) - static surface tension (Nm^–1) - shear stress (Nm^–2) - ₀ yield stress def. by eq. [1] (Nm^–2) - _c, _p angular velocity (c = cone,p = plate) (s^–1) With 8 figures and 3 tables     

Atmospheric boundary layer simulation in a wind tunnel, using air injection

The inner part of a neutral atmospheric boundary layer has been simulated in a wind tunnel, using air injection through the wind tunnel floor to thicken the boundary layer. The flow over both a rural area and an urban area has been simulated by adapting the roughness of the wind tunnel floor. Due to the thickening of the boundary layer the scaling factor of atmospheric boundary layer simulation with air injection is considerably smaller than that without air injection. This reduction of the scaling factor is very important for the simulation of atmospheric dispersion problems in a wind tunnel.The time-mean velocity distribution, turbulence intensity, Reynolds stress and turbulence spectra have been measured in the inner part of the wind tunnel boundary layer. The results are in rather good agreement with atmospheric measurements.Nomenclature d Zero plane displacement, m - h Height of roughness elements, m - k Von Kármán's constant - n Frequency of turbulence velocity component, s^–1 - S _u(n) Energy spectrum for longitudinal turbulence velocity component, m² s^–1 - S _v(n) Energy spectrum for lateral turbulence velocity component, m² s^–1 - S _w(n) Energy spectrum for vertical turbulence velocity component, m² s^–1 - U _o Free stream velocity outside the boundary layer, m s^–1 - Time-mean velocity inside the boundary layer, m s^–1 - u* Wall-friction velocity, m s^–1 - u Longitudinal turbulence intensity, m s^–1 - v Lateral turbulence intensity, m s^–1 - w Vertical turbulence intensity, m s^–1 - Reynolds stress, m² s^–2 - z Height above earth's surface or wind tunnel floor, m - z _o Roughness length, m - Thickness of inner part of boundary layer, m - Thickness of boundary layer, m - Kinematic viscosity, m² s^–1     

A new transient method for analysis of solidification in the continuous casting of metals

Solidification processes involve complex heat and mass transfer phenomena, the modelling of which requires state-of-the art numerical techniques. An efficient and accurate transient numerical method is proposed for the analysis of phase change problems. This method combines both the enthalpy and the enhanced specific heat approaches in incorporating the effects of latent heat released due to phase change. The sensitivity and accuracy of the proposed method to both temporal and spatial discretization is shown together with closed-form solutions and the results from the enhanced specific heat approach. In order to explore the proposed method fully, a non-linear heat release, as is the case for binary alloys, is also examined. The number of operations required for the new transient approach is less than or equal to the enhanced heat capacity method depending on the averaging method adopted. To demonstrate the potential of this new finite-element technique, measurements obtained on operating machines for the casting of zinc, aluminum and steel are compared with the model predictions. The death/birth technique, together with the proper heat-transfer coefficients, were employed in order to model the casting process with minimal error due to the modelling itself.Nomenclature [A] conductance matrix - [B] matrix containing the derivative of the element shape functions - c, C _p specific heat (J kg^–1°C^–1) - effective specific heat (J kg^–1°C^–1) - f(T) local liquid fraction - f thermal load vector - H enthalpy (J kg^–1) - [H] capacitance matrix - h, h _r,h _c heat transfer coefficient (W m^–2°C^–1) - K thermal conductivity (W m^–1°C^–1) - L latent heat of solidification (J kg^–1) - l overall length (m) - N _i shape functions - Q rate of heat generation per unit volume (J m^–3) - q heat flux (W m^–2) - R residual temperature (°C) - T temperature (°C) - T _s solidus temperature (°C) - T _l liquidus temperature (°C) - T _pouring pouring temperature (°C) - T _top temperature at the top of the mould (°C) - T _w temperature of the water spray (°C) - approximated temperature (°C) - T surrounding temperature (°C) - cooling rate (°C/s) - t time (seconds) - x _i,x, y, z spatial variables (m) - t time step (s) - x element size (m) - diffusivity (m²s^–1) - density (kg m^–3) - time marching parameter - _n direction cosines of the unit outward normal to the boundary     

Landslide generated impulse waves. 2. Hydrodynamic impact craters

Landslide generated impulse waves were investigated in a two-dimensional physical laboratory model based on the generalized Froude similarity. Digital particle image velocimetry (PIV) was applied to the landslide impact and wave generation. Areas of interest up to 0.8 m by 0.8 m were investigated. PIV provided instantaneous velocity vector fields in a large area of interest and gave insight into the kinematics of the wave generation process. Differential estimates such as vorticity, divergence, and elongational and shear strain were extracted from the velocity vector fields. At high impact velocities flow separation occurred on the slide shoulder resulting in a hydrodynamic impact crater, whereas at low impact velocities no flow detachment was observed. The hydrodynamic impact craters may be distinguished into outward and backward collapsing impact craters. The maximum crater volume, which corresponds to the water displacement volume, exceeded the landslide volume by up to an order of magnitude. The water displacement caused by the landslide generated the first wave crest and the collapse of the air cavity followed by a run-up along the slide ramp issued the second wave crest. The extracted water displacement curves may replace the complex wave generation process in numerical models. The water displacement and displacement rate were described by multiple regressions of the following three dimensionless quantities: the slide Froude number, the relative slide volume, and the relative slide thickness. The slide Froude number was identified as the dominant parameter.List of symbols a wave amplitude (L) - b slide width (L) - c wave celerity (LT^–1) - d _g granulate grain diameter (L) - d _p seeding particle diameter (L) - F slide Froude number - g gravitational acceleration (LT^–2) - h stillwater depth (L) - H wave height (L) - l _s slide length (L) - L wave length (L) - M magnification - m _s slide mass (M) - n _por slide porosity - Q _d water displacement rate (L³) - Q _D maximum water displacement rate (L³) - Q _s maximum slide displacement rate - s slide thickness (L) - S relative slide thickness - t time after impact (T) - t _D time of maximum water displacement volume (L³) - t _qD time of maximum water displacement rate (L³) - t _si slide impact duration (T) - t _sd duration of subaqueous slide motion (T) - T wave period (T) - v velocity (LT^–1) - v _p particle velocity (LT^–1) - v _px streamwise horizontal component of particle velocity (LT^–1) - v _pz vertical component of particle velocity (LT^–1) - v _s slide centroid velocity at impact (LT^–1) - V dimensionless slide volume - V _d water displacement volume (L³) - V _D maximum water displacement volume (L³) - V _s slide volume (L³) - x streamwise coordinate (L) - z vertical coordinate (L) - slide impact angle (°) - bed friction angle (°) - x mean particle image x-displacement in interrogation window (L) - _x random displacement x error (L) - _tot total random velocity v error (LT^–1) - _xx streamwise horizontal elongational strain component (1/T) - _xz shear strain component (1/T) - _zx shear strain component (1/T) - _zz vertical elongational strain component (1/T) - water surface displacement (L) - density (ML^–3) - _g granulate density (ML^–3) - _p particle density (ML^–3) - _s mean slide density (ML^–3) - _w water density (ML^–3) - granulate internal friction angle (°) - _y vorticity vector component (out-of-plane) (1/T)     

Limiting analytical solutions for complex saturated and unsaturated transport problems

Non-linear diffusion and velocity-dependent dispersion problems are under consideration. The necessary and sufficient conditions allowing the comparison of solutions to the two dimensional convection-dispersion equations with different coefficients are obtained. These conditions provide a framework within which solutions to the complex non-linear problems mentioned above can be estimated by solutions to the problems possessing analytical solvability.Nomenclature c(x, y, t) concentration of solute in solution,ML ^–3 - C(h)=d/dh moisture capacity function - D,D _ij hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient, a second order tensor,L ² T ^–1 - D _L longitudinal hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient,L ² T ^–1 - D _m molecular diffusion coefficient,L ² T ^–1 - D _T transverse hydrodynamic coefficient,L ² T ^–1 - G flow domain for the unsaturated flow problem - G _z , G _w flow domain and complex potential domain, respectively, for the hydrodynamic dispersion problem - h piezometric head,L - I _n given mass flux normal to the boundary,MLT ^–1 - k hydraulic conductivity,LT ^–1 - K(h) unsaturated hydraulic conductivity,LT ^–1 - L continuously differentiable function with respect to all arguments - m porosity - n(x,t) outer normal vector to the boundary - t time,T - V(x, y, t) seepage velocity vector withV=V,LT ^–1 - x Cartesian coordinate system - x horizontal coordinate,L - y vertical coordinate (elevation),L - (x),(x,t) given functions in initial and boundary conditions (3), (4) - ₁(,) angle between vectors ₁c andV - boundary of the flow domain - _L , _T longitudinal and transverse dispersivities, respectively,L - water mass density,ML ^–3 - v _i components of a unit vector in the direction of the outward normal to the boundary - =–kh velocity potential - =/m - stream function defined such thatw=+i is the complex potential - =/m     

Nicht-isotherme Rieselfilmströmung einer hochviskosen Flüssigkeit mit stark temperaturabhÄngiger ViskositÄt

Zusammenfassung Es werden Geschwindigkeitsverteilungen und Filmdickenabnahmen von nichtisothermen NEWTONschen und nicht-NEWTONschen (Potenzansatz) Rieselfilmen mit temperaturanhÄngiger ViskositÄt berechnet, wobei die Temperaturverteilung im Film als linear vorausgesetzt wird. An dicken Rieselfilmen mit Re=10^–4... 10^–2 sind Geschwindigkeitsprofile, Filmdicken und OberflÄchentemperaturen gemessen und daraus die thermische EinlauflÄnge bestimmt worden. Ausgehend von der Penetrationstheorie für eine endlich dicke Platte kann man für diese EinlauflÄnge eine Approximationsformel erhalten, die für Strömungen mit Re < 1000 verwendet werden kann.

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Non-isothermal filmflow of a highly viscous liquid, the viscosity strongly depending on temperature

Velocity distributions and film thicknesses of nonisothermal NEWTONIAN and non-NEWTONIAN (power-law) falling films are computed assuming that the temperature across the film varies linearly. Experimental studies on thick falling films of Re=10^–4...10^–2 had been carried out to measure velocities, film thickness and surface temperature and to calculate the thermal entrance length. One can get for this entrance length a approximation formula which is valid for flows with RePr <1000 by applying the results for the thermal penetration into a material finite plate.

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Bezeichnungen B dimensionsloser Temperaturkoeffizient - ¯B [K] Temperaturkoeffizient (ln)/(1/T) - c_p [J/kgK] spezif. WÄrme bei konst. Druck - Fo FOURIER-Zahl - g [m/s²] Erdbeschleunigung - H dimensionslose Filmdicke - h [m] Filmdicke - m [Pas^2–n] ViskositÄtskoeffizient im Potenzansatz von OSTWALD-DE WAELE - Nu NUSSELT-Zahl - n Flüssigkeitsexponent im Potenzansatz von OSTWALD-DE WAELE - Pr PRANDTL-Zahl (Gl.3.5) - q [W/m²] WÄrmestromdichte - Re REYNOLDS-Zahl (Gl.3.4) - T [K] Temperatur - t [s] Zeit - U dimensionslose Geschwindigkeit (X-Komponente) - u [m/s] Geschwindigkeitskomponente in x-Richtung - X dimensionslose Koordinate (X=x/h₀) - x [m] LÄnge, Koordinate - Y dimensionslose Koordinate (Y=y/h₀) - y [m] Höhe, Koordinate - [W/m²K] WÄrmeübergangskoeffizient - Plattenneigungswinkel gegen Horizontale - [s^–1] Schergeschwindigkeit - dimensionslose Temperatur (Gl.3.3) - [m²/s] TemperaturleitfÄhigkeit (Gl.3.3) - [W/mK] WÄrmeleitfÄhigkeit - [Pas] ViskositÄt - [kg/m³] spezif. Dichte - [Pa] Schubspannung Indizes a scheinbar (apparent) - 0 bei x=0, auch: isotherm - P auf die Penetrationszeit bezogen - s an der OberflÄche - T bei linearer Temperaturdifferenz T - w an der Wand - 99 auf =0,99 bezogen - gemittelt, Mittelwert - thermisch ausgebildet, bei x - proportional - ¯t ungefÄhr - kleiner oder gleich ungefÄhr     

Convective heat transfer in the thermal entrance region of parallel-flow noncircular duct heat exchanger arrays

Convective heat transfer properties of a hydrodynamically fully developed flow, thermally developing flow in a parallel-flow, and noncircular duct heat exchanger passage subject to an insulated boundary condition are analyzed. In fact, due to the complexity of the geometry, this paper investigates in detail heat transfer in a parallel-flow heat exchanger of equilateral-triangular and semicircular ducts. The developing temperature field in each passage in these geometries is obtained seminumerically from solving the energy equation employing the method of lines (MOL). According to this method, the energy equation is reformulated by a system of a first-order differential equation controlling the temperature along each line.Temperature distribution in the thermal entrance region is obtained utilizing sixteen lines or less, in the cross-stream direction of the duct. The grid pattern chosen provides drastic savings in computing time. The representative curves illustrating the isotherms, the variation of the bulk temperature for each passage, and the total Nusselt number with pertinent parameters in the entire thermal entry region are plotted. It is found that the log mean temperature difference (T _LM), the heat exchanger effectiveness, and the number of transfer units (NTU) are 0.247, 0.490, and 1.985 for semicircular ducts, and 0.346, 0.466, and 1.345 for equilateral-triangular ducts.

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Konvektiver Wärmeübergang im thermischen Einlaufgebiet von Gleichstromwärmetauschern mit nichtkreisförmigen Strömungskanälen

Zusammenfassung Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf das konvektive Wärmeübertragungsverhalten eines Gleichstromwärmetauschers mit nichtkreisförmigen Strömungskanälen bei hydraulisch ausgebildetet, thermisch einlaufender Strömung unter Aufprägung einer adiabaten Randbedingung. Zwei Fälle komplizierter Geometrie, nämlich Kanäle mit gleichseitig dreieckigen und halbkreisförmigen Querschnitten, werden bezüglich des Wärmeübergangsverhaltens bei Gleichstromführung eingehend analysiert. Das sich entwickelnde Temperaturfeld in jedem Kanal von der eben spezifizierten Querschnittsform wird halbnumerisch durch Lösung der Energiegleichung unter Einsatz der Linienmethode (MOL) erhalten. Dieser Methode entsprechend erfolgt eine Umformung der Energiegleichung in ein System von Differentialgleichungen erster Ordnung, welches die Temperaturverteilung auf jeder Linie bestimmt.Die Temperaturverteilung im Einlaufgebiet wird unter Vorgabe von 16 oder weniger Linien über dem Kanalquerschnitt erhalten, wobei die gewählte Gitteranordnung drastische Einsparung an Rechenzeit ergibt. Repräsentative Kurven für das Isothermalfeld, den Verlauf der Mischtemperatur für jeden Kanal und die Gesamt-Nusseltzahl als Funktion relevanter Parameter im gesamten Einlaufgebiet sind in Diagrammform dargestellt. Es zeigt sich, daß die mittlere logarithmische Temperaturdifferenz (T _LM), der Wärmetauscherwirkungsgrad und die Anzahl der Übertragungseinheiten (NTU) folgende Werte annehmen: 0,247, 0,490 und 1,985 für halbkreisförmige Kanäle sowie 0,346, 0,466 und 1,345 für gleichseitig dreieckige Kanäle.

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Nomenclature A cross sectional area [m²] - a characteristic length [m] - C _c specific heat of cold fluid [J kg^–1 K^–1] - C _h specific heat of hot fluid [J kg^–1 K^–1] - C _p specific heat [J kg^–1 K^–1] - C _r specific heat ratio,C _r=C _c/C_h - D _h hydraulic diameter of duct [m] - f friction factor - k thermal conductivity of fluid [Wm^–1 K^–1] - L length of duct [m] - m mass flow rate of fluid [kg s^–1] - N factor defined by Eq. (20) - NTU number of transfer units - Nu _{x, T} local Nusselt number, Eq. (19) - P perimeter [m] - p pressure [KN m^–2] - Pe Peclet number,RePr - Pr Prandtl number,/ - Q _T total heat transfer [W], Eq. (13) - Q ideal heat transfer [W], Eq. (14) - Re Reynolds number,D _h/ - T temperature [K] - T _b bulk temperature [K] - T _e entrance temperature [K] - T _w circumferential duct wall temperature [K] - u, U dimensional and dimensionless velocity of fluid,U=u/u - , dimensional and dimensionless mean velocity of fluid - w generalized dependent variable - X dimensionless axial coordinates,X=D _h ² /a ² x* - x, x* dimensional and dimensionless axial coordinate,x*=x/D _hPe - y, Y dimensional and dimensionless transversal coordinates,Y=y/a - z, Z dimensional and dimensionless transversal coordinates,Z=z/a Greek symbols thermal diffusivity of fluid [m² s^–1] - * right triangular angle, Fig. 2 - independent variable - T _LM log mean temperature difference of heat exchanger - effectiveness of heat exchanger - generalized independent variable - dimensionless temperature - _b dimensionless bulk temperature - dynamic viscosity of fluid [kg m^–1 s^–1] - kinematic viscosity of fluid [m² s^–1] - density of fluid [kg m^–3] - heat transfer efficiency, Eq. (14) - generalized dependent variable     

Nonisothermal non-Newtonian chemical reactions in a tubular reactor under conditions of variable viscosity

The nonisothermal non-Newtonian chemical reactions in a tubular reactor are investigated. The non-Newtonian fluid is assumed to be characterized by the Ostwald-de Waele power-law model, which represents the majority of laminar flow of food products and many polymer melts and solutions. The temperature effect on the viscosity is considered and is found to be very significant. The effects of other important dimensionless parameters on the reactor performances are examined.Nomenclature c mass fraction of reactant - c ₀ inlect mass fraction of reactant - C _p heat capacity, J/kg K - C dimensionless concentration of reactant, c/c ₀ - C _b dimensionless bulk concentration of reactant - D molecular diffusivity, m²/s - E activation energy, J/kg - H heat of reaction, J/m³ - k ₁ frequency factor, s^–1 - k _t heat conductivity, J/m K kg - K fluid consistency, kg s ^n–1/m - K ₁ dimensionless frequency factor, k ₁ r ₀ ² c ^m–1 exp(–₁)/D - K ₀ constant in Eq. (6) - m order of chemical reaction - n rheological parameter - p pressure, kg/m s² - r radial coordinate, m - r ₀ radius of reactor, m - R dimensionless radial coordinate, r/r ₀ - R _g gas constant, J/kg K - T temperature, K - T ₀ inlet temperature, K - u velocity, m/s - u _b bulk velocity, m/s - U dimensionless velocity, u/u _b - x axial coordinate, m - X dimensionless axial coordinate, xD/r ₀ ² u _b Greek symbols dimensionless parameter, - dimensionless parameter, ₀T₀ - ₁ dimensionless activation energy, E/R _g T ₀ - ₂ dimensionless heat generation, - dimensionless temperature, (T–T ₀)/T ₀ - _b dimensionless bulk temperature - liquid density, kg/m³     

Mixed convection flow over a vertical plate with localized heating (cooling), magnetic field and suction (injection)

An analysis is carried out to study the effects of localized heating (cooling), suction (injection), buoyancy forces and magnetic field for the mixed convection flow on a heated vertical plate. The localized heating or cooling introduces a finite discontinuity in the mathematical formulation of the problem and increases its complexity. In order to overcome this difficulty, a non-uniform distribution of wall temperature is taken at finite sections of the plate. The nonlinear coupled parabolic partial differential equations governing the flow have been solved by using an implicit finite-difference scheme. The effect of the localized heating or cooling is found to be very significant on the heat transfer, but its effect on the skin friction is comparatively small. The buoyancy, magnetic and suction parameters increase the skin friction and heat transfer. The positive buoyancy force (beyond a certain value) causes an overshoot in the velocity profiles.A mass transfer constant - B magnetic field - C_fx skin friction coefficient in the x-direction - C_p specific heat at constant pressure, kJ.kg^–1.K - C_v specific heat at constant volume, kJ.kg^–1.K^–1 - E electric field - g acceleration due to gravity, 9.81 m.s^–2 - Gr Grashof number - h heat transfer coefficient, W.m².K^–1 - Ha Hartmann number - k thermal conductivity, W.m^–1.K - L characteristic length, m - M magnetic parameter - Nu_x local Nusselt number - p pressure, Pa, N.m^–2 - Pr Prandtl number - q heat flux, W.m^–2 - Re Reynolds number - Re_m magnetic Reynolds number - T temperature, K - T_o constant plate temperature, K - u,v velocity components, m.s^–1 - V characteristic velocity, m.s^–1 - x,y Cartesian coordinates - thermal diffusivity, m².s^–1 - coefficient of thermal expansion, K^–1 - , transformed similarity variables - dynamic viscosity, kg.m^–1.s^–1 - ₀ magnetic permeability - kinematic viscosity, m².s^–1 - density, kg.m^–3 - buoyancy parameter - electrical conductivity - stream function, m².s^–1 - dimensionless constant - dimensionless temperature, K - w, conditions at the wall and at infinity     

Rheological properties of skim milk gels at various temperatures; interrelation between the dynamic moduli and the relaxation modulus

The rheological properties of rennet-induced skim milk gels were determined by two methods, i.e., via stress relaxation and dynamic tests. The stress relaxation modulusG _c (t) was calculated from the dynamic moduliG andG by using a simple approximation formula and by means of a more complex procedure, via calculation of the relaxation spectrum. Either calculation method gave the same results forG _c (t). The magnitude of the relaxation modulus obtained from the stress relaxation experiments was 10% to 20% lower than that calculated from the dynamic tests.Rennet-induced skim milk gels did not show an equilibrium modulus. An increase in temperature in the range from 20° to 35 °C resulted in lower moduli at a given time scale and faster relaxation. Dynamic measurements were also performed on acid-induced skim milk gels at various temperatures andG _c (t) was calculated. The moduli of the acid-induced gels were higher than those of the rennet-induced gels and a kind of permanent network seemed to exist, also at higher temperatures. G storage shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G loss shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G _c calculated storage shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G _c calculated loss shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G _e equilibrium shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G _ec calculated equilibrium shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G(t) relaxation shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G _c (t) calculated relaxation shear modulus,N·m^–2; - G ^*(t) pseudo relaxation shear modulus,N·m^–2; - H relaxation spectrum,N·m^–2; - t time,s; - relaxation time,s; - angular frequency, rad·s^–1. Partly presented at the Conference on Rheology of Food, Pharmaceutical and Biological Materials, Warwick, UK, September 13–15, 1989 [33].     

Effect of solids concentration in dense suspensions of silica-iron(III) oxide and water

The rheological properties of dense suspensions, of silica, iron (III) oxide and water, were studied over a range of solids concentrations using a viscometer, which was modified so as to prevent settling of the solid components. Over the conditions studied, the material behaved according to power—law flow relationships. As the concentrations of silica and iron(III) oxide were increased, an entropy term in the flow equation was identified which had a silica dependent and an iron (III) oxide dependent component. This was attributed to a tendency to order into some form of structural regularity. A, A, B, C pre-exponential functions (K Pa^–n s^–1) - C _ox volume fraction iron (III) oxide - Q activation energy (kJ mol^–1) - R gas constant (kJ mol^–1 K^–1) - R _v silica/water volume ratio - T temperature (K) - n power-law index - H enthalpy (kJ mol^–1) - S entropy change (kJ mol^–1 K^–1) - shear strain rate (s^–1) - shear stress (Pa)     

Diffusion of moisture in deformable porous media. Anisotropic fibrous materials

This paper presents a study on the deformation of anisotropic fibrous porous media subjected to moistening by water in the liquid phase. The deformation of the medium is studied by applying the concept of effective stress. Given the structure of the medium, the displacement of the solid matrix is not taken into account with respect to the displacement of the liquid phase. The transport equations are derived from the model proposed by Narasimhan. The transport coefficients and the relation between the variation in apparent density and effective stress are obtained by test measurements. A numerical model has been established and applied for studying drip moistening of mineral wool samples capable or incapable of deformation.Nomenclature D mass diffusion coefficient [L²t^–1] - e void fraction - g gravity acceleration [Lt^–2] - J mass transfer density [ML^–2t^–1] - K hydraulic conductivity [Lt^–1] - K _s hydraulic conductivity of the solid phase [Lt^–1] - K ^* hydraulic conductivity of the deformable porous medium [Lt^–1] - P pressure of moistening liquid [ML^–1 t^–2] - S degree of saturation - t time [t] - V speed [Lt^–1] - X horizontal coordinate [L] - Z vertical coordinate measured from the bottom of porous medium [L] - z z-coordinate [L] Greek Letters porosity - ₁ total hydric potential [L] - _g gas density [ML^–3] - ₁ liquid density [ML^–3] - ₀ apparent density [ML^–3] - _s density of the solid phase [ML^–3] - density of the moist porous medium [ML^–3] - external load [ML^–1t^–2] - effective stress [ML^–1t^–2] - bishop's parameter - matrix potential or capillary suction [L] Indices g gas - 1 moistening liquid - p direction perpendicular to fiber planes - s solid matrix - t direction parallel to fiber planes - v pore Exponent * movement of solid particles taken into account